Exercises

Multiple Choice Exercises

1. Choose the right answer. (Textbook "English 11", Unit 3 "English as a World", page 33)

1. Vast 

a) very large    b. small      c. beautiful      

2. Inhibit
a) have a habit      b) inherit  c) live in

3. Construct
a) build     b) contain    c) destroy

4. Be displeased at 
a) discuss      b) dislike    c) disappoint

5. Arrogance
a) pride       b)admiration    c) honesty

2. Choose the right answer. (Textbook "English 10," Unit 3 "How Britain is governed," pages 26-37)

                                                          

1. In England today___is the chief power in the country.

a) Parliament  b) the Queen (or the King)    c) the Prime Minister   d) the President

2.The British Parliament consists of ___houses.

a )five                         b) two                                    c) four                         d) no

3. _________discuss bills.

a) the Commons      b) the Lords       c) the Queen (or the King)               d) Both the      Commons and the Lords

4. The House of Commons consists of ____Members of Parliament (MPs).

a) 605                         b) 635                                     c) 225                         d) 735

5. For_____ years Cromwell governed England, Scotland and Ireland.

a) twenty                    b) ten                          c) five                         d) twenty-five

3. Choose the right answer. (Phrasal verbs with “come.” High school 11^th  year, Unit 1)

1. First impressions are important because how you ......... initially can be as important as what you say.

a)                      come along

b)                       come back

c)                      come over

d)                      come through

2. I just can't seem to be able to find a good personal assistant; they are so hard to..........

a)                      come by

b)                      come back

c)                      come out

d)                      ome across

3. When disaster strikes, will your insurer ......... for you?

a)                      come out

b)                      come over

c)                      come through

d)                      come to

4. In terms of personality, she's certainly ......... well since she changed her attitude.

a)                      come along

b)                      come back

c)                      come over

d)                      come through

5. When you realise just how far away the stars are, you wonder how astronomers......... their facts.

a)                      come out with

b)                      come up with

c)                      ome along

d)                      come out

Matching Exercises

1. Match the words in column A with their explanations in column B. (Textbook "English 10," Unit 3 "How Britain is governed," pages 26-37)       

                                                                                                        

handsome	reluctantly stop fighting or arguing
honour	the purpose of doing something
devoted	good-looking
defeat	not lying or stealing
aim	great respect admiration for somebody
honest	the army,navy
forces	a governing group
give in	give wholly to something or somebody
intention	to win a victory over somebody
cabinet	what you plan to do

2. Match the columns. (Textbook "English 11," Unit3 "Languages and countries")

1.    American	a)    Germany
2.    Japanese	b)   Italy
3.    Chinese	c)    Mexico
4.    Australian	d)   Canada
5.    German	e)    Australia
6.    Korean	f)    Brazil
7.    Brazilian	g)   America
8.    Canadian	h)   Korean
9.    Italian	i)    China
10. Mexican	j)     Japan
11. Armenian	k)   France
12. Russian	l)    Greece
13. Hungarian	m)  Spain
14. Spanish	n)   Hungary
15. Greek	o)   Russia
16. French	p)   Armenia

  

3.     Match the concepts in the left column with the words (phrases) given in the right column (The exercise is based on the topic "Shopping" of the textbook "English 12" page 74)

1.      Window shopping	a.       shoppers who have an uncontrollable wish to shop,
2.      Shopaholics	b.      a place where a selected set of goods or services are served
3.      Store	c.       a shop where goods are older and harder to find
4.      Second-hand shop	d.      pass the time between other activities,  to plan a later purchase,
5.      Antique shop	e.       a shop which sells goods that are not new

4. Match the concepts in the left column with the words (phrases) given in the right column (Textbook “English 12,” Unit 5 “The Elements,” p. 65)

1.      Volcanoes	a.       long water waves,  “harbor wave”,  large bodies of water,
2.      Earthquakes	b.      Dormant,  erupting,  ring of fire,  disturbances in the Earth’s crust
3.      Tsunamis	c.       great rivers,  sea-storms,  tidal waves
4.      Hurricanes	d.      like a thief in the night,  instruments that do not sleep
5.      Floods	e.       very big storms,  warm waters,  measured by categories

5. Match the concepts in the left column with the words (phrases) given in the right column 

 (Textbook "English 12", Unit 3 "Success Story," Nobel Prize, p. 29)

   

1. Explosive	a. the act of destroying sth
2. Fortune	b. a thing  that has been invented
3. Abolish	c. a substance that is able or likely to cause an explosion
4. Promote	d. to help sth to happen or develop
5. Destruction	e. to officially end a law, a system or an institution
6. Obituary	f. happening by chance
7. Accidentally	g. an explosion or a powerful        movement of air caused by        an explosion
8. Invention	h. chance or luck
9. Blast	i. an article about sb’s life and achievements, that is printed in a newspaper soon after they have died

 Gap-Filling Exercises

1. Fill in the right word. (Textbook "English 11," Unit 2)

A Trip to London

            Last week I drove to London by car. As there was an accident on the M25 I had to take a  (1) ......... I stopped in front of a (2 ) ........  to ask for directions. A young man told me to turn right at the  (3) ...............  and ask again at the (4) .............  .  There a friendly (5) ..........  told me to take the second exit of the (6) ...........  .  After I had passed a (7) .......  I saw a (8) ..........  and a large (9) .........  .  I parked my car there and walked to the (10) .........  of London.

1. diversion vs. detour,
2. theatre  vs. theater, 
3. Crossroads vs. intersection,
4. petrol station vs. gas station,
5. shop assistant vs. sales clerk,
6. roundabout vs. traffic circle,
7. zebra crossing vs. pedestrian crossing,
8. bookshop vs. bookstore,
9. car park vs. parking lot,
10. centre vs. center

2. Insert the missing words (The exercise is based on the topic "Shopping" of the textbook "English 12" page 74)

Some people avoid shopping because shoppers sometimes have to wait in long lines to buy …………………. products. It takes time and energy to find something you need at a reasonable ………….. .. Unlike these some shoppers have an ………………………….. wish to shop. They are called …………………... During holiday seasons, like Christmas, a lot of people get “shop-till-you-drop” fever. Where to shop? In every city there are …………………….. zones. These are usually downtowns. Shopping centres are collection of stores such as shopping malls, town squares, flea markets and bazaars. Stores sell a selected set of goods or ……………………..

(popular, price,  uncontrollable, shopaholics, commercial,  services)

3. Insert the missing words (Textbook “English 12,” Unit 5 “The Elements,” p. 65)

“Volcanoes”

A …………. volcano is a volcano that has been quiet for hundreds of years. However there is always a danger that a DV may suddenly ……….. A volcano may be extinct if it stopped erupting. An erupting volcano is a ………… sight. It spews hot molten rock/……. /. Volcanoes often occur in mountain ranges on land but they can also form on ocean floors, rising above the ………... There are many volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean that is known as the ring of fire. Some islands are the top of volcanoes. The Hawaiian Islands are examples of this. Volcanoes are caused by …………. in the Earth’s crust. There are about 500 active volcanoes in the world.

(Dormant, erupt, dramatic, magma, sea level, disturbances) 

Vocabulary Tree

Take the concpet of  "Global warming". Think about the causes of global warming and write them down in the branches of the tree (for example ait pollution, dump pullution may be considered to be such causes). (Textbook "English 10", Unit 6 "Global Warming")

Visual Identification Exercise

1. Look at he pictures below and try to answer the questions (speak about a minute or two on the topic) (Textbook "English 10", Unit 6 "Global Warming")

What is this? Cannot we prevent it?

Is this possible? Why /Why not?

How can people avoid this?

How would you explain this picture?

Listening Comprehenstion and Identification of Vocabulary of the Song

1. Listen to the song and complete the assignments      

   Charles Aznavour - She  

1)     Listen to the first part of the song and circle the right option

·         She maybe the face I can't forget

·         A (trace / trail) of pleasure or regret

·         Maybe my treasure or the price

·         I (have / had) to pay

·         She maybe the song that summer sings                               

·         Maybe the (chill / chilly) that autumn brings

·         Maybe a hundred different things

·         Within a (measure / pleasure) of a day

2)      Listen and insert the missing words

She maybe the _______ or the ________

Maybe the famine or the _______

May turn each day into a heaven

Or a hell
            She maybe the ______ of my dream

A smile reflected in a stream

She may not be what she _____ seem

Inside her shell

1. Pre-Listening Questions

1. Who are The Beatles?

2. What do you know about them?

3. How many members there were in the band?

4. Who are the members of the group?

5. Is it an American or a British band?

2. Listen to the song ''Yesterday'' and try to sing along with them, it is easy!